County Wexford located in South East Ireland in the Republic of Ireland.
Landscapes and Cities
North Wexford
with the small town Gorey, the River spell and the coastal region around the Cahore Point.
Enniscorthy
with the city of the same name with its own administration and the River Slaney.
Blackstairs Mountains
overlapping with the County Carlow, up to 795 m, with the small town Bunclody.
New Ross
with the town of the same name with its own administration and the area around the N 25 in the direction of Wexford.
Wexford region
the area around the Wexford Harbor, the estuary of the River Slany, and Rosslare Bay with the city Wexford, the seat of the county council, and the localities Rosslare Beach and Rosslare Harbor.
South Wexford
with the lagoon landscape Our Lady's Island, Carnsone Point at the southeast end of the island, Forlorn Point and Ballyteinge Bay. The place is popular Kilmore Quay.
Hook Peninsula
between the mouth of the Barrow and Bannow Bay with the John F. Kennedey Park not far from the last Irish residence of Patrick F. Kennedy, a great-grandfather of the assassinated US President.
Other goals
- John F. Kennedy Arboretum. The entire facility costs entry (OPW annual ticket is valid). The park also contains attractions for children and teenagers. It is integrated into the landscape between the Hook-head and the city New Ross and suitable for longer excursions by bike or on foot.
- Saltee Islands
background
language
- English in different versions
- Irish is less common due to long-term influence from the neighboring island.
Arrival / mobility
Ferry connections
- Rosslare Europort is one of the most important ferry ports in Ireland with direct connections from the Brittany, the Normandy and Wales. Price comparison and early booking, especially the direct ferry, are strongly recommended. Example of a direct connection France: Cherbourg-Rosslare
- Other nearby ferry ports are Cork and Dublin.
- There is a ferry connection Waterford to Hook Peninsula.
Pleasure craft
You can also arrive with your own seaworthy sports boats. Thanks to some pronounced estuary funnels, you can get quite far inland. In sailing boats with high masts, the bridge passages are in Wexford and New Ross to be observed.
Airports
Airports are e.g. in Cork and Dublin.
By train
There are rail connections, among other things Waterford and Dublin to Wexford and to other localities in the county.
Tourist Attractions
- Kennedy Homestead. Last Irish residence of Patrick F. O'Kennedy, great-grandfather of the assassinated US President. You may be received by a member of the Kennedy clan.Open: October to April and closed on Saturdays and Sundays.Price: Regular admission 5 EUR.
- Lighthouse at Hook Head. With Romanesque part of the building, allegedly the oldest operating lighthouse in the British Isles.
- Irish National Heritage Park, in Wexford. Reflects the early history of Ireland.
- Dunbrody Famine Ship, in New Ross. Open: every day.
activities
- Golf, including at Kilrane
- Water sports in the mouths of the Barrow and Slaney and on the coasts.
kitchen
A pub in Kilmore Quay, opposite the Catholic Church, is known by the local population for fish dishes.
nightlife
There is bar music in, among other places Kilrane.
accommodation
- Youth hostels in Rosslare
- Campsites e.g. in Rosslare
- many bed and breakfasts in the area Rosslare Harbor (with Kilrane), including Marianella B&B
security
climate
14 degrees mean annual temperature
